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WASHINGTON — Many people know they should work out more for a healthier, longer life. Now, doctors are turning to exercise equipment to predict just how long that life will be. In a discovery made by cardiologists at Johns…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Salt Lake City-based company has agreed to pay refunds to consumers who purchased its weight-loss tablets to settle a class-action lawsuit that claimed its advertising slogan, “Eat All You…

(NEW YORK) — A California researcher is trying to turn “tattoos” into tiny “medical labs” — with early prototypes able to monitor a person’s workout or measure a diabetic’s blood-glucose levels. A team led by…

WASHINGTON — New research links low vitamin D levels with diabetes, regardless of how much a person weighs. The findings indicate there’s a direct correlation between vitamin D and a body’s ability to metabolize glucose. The research published…

WASHINGTON — A group of runners can register for the Marine Corps Marathon beginning Monday afternoon. Active duty and reserve members of the military can register for the 26.2-mile race beginning at noon Eastern time…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A government advisory committee is recommending new dietary guidelines that call for an environmentally friendly diet lower in red and processed meats. At the same time, the panel would reverse previous guidance…

LONDON (AP) — A new study finds the world is increasingly hungry for junk food, despite there being more fruit, vegetables and healthy options available than ever before In survey of eating habits in nearly…

(NEW YORK) — Frigid temperatures and unrelenting snow mean a lot of exercisers stuck indoors grinding out their miles on a treadmill. Many of them wonder if their run to nowhere is somehow inferior to…